The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-21

/ sociations, and we believe that they are
good investments They have enabled
many a man to erect a comfortable home
for his family. The recent verdict of the
Atlanta jury in pronouncing the interest
these associations received uslriOuS gave
the loan associations a black eve temporarily,
but it is the general opinion that the higher
court will reverse this verdict
The viii of f. n. Stanley, the first will
filed for probate at Atlanta under the new
law allowing the probate of foreign wills,
Is IN some respects remarkable document
1t occupies on paper only four lines. and
disposes of not less than 81 900, 900 worth of
property. To dispose of his vast estate Mr..
Stanley said, merely: 81 will and beaueath
to my beloved wife all of my property, real,
personal and mixed, and appoint her the
eXecutrix of this, my last will and tesla
ment.' 1t is not executed according to the
laws of Georgia, but according 10 the laws
of Illinois, and but for this new law would
have been invalid as to the Georgia prop
erty and could not have been probated
here This law is quite peculiar in that it
requires a certificate from the Governor of
the foreign State in person that the probate
in that State has beer regular. Messrs
Calhoun, King & Spalding, who represent
this estate at Atlanta had much difficulty
III procuring from Gov. Oglesby, of Illinois,
the necessary certificate.
Some weeks ago, it viii be remembered,
several Western capitalists raised quite a
sensation in Augusta by giving out the re-
port that they had purchased the Warren
property, above Lake Olmstead, and pro
posed to make extensive improvements. Be
sides hotel and several cottages, a dummy
car line was to be established between the
points named and the city, the track to cap
the southern embanRment of the canal for
several miles. They were interviewed and,
processing delight and much surprise at the
beautiful and growing city, were at loss to
know what combination of causes could con
splre to keep her from becoming, and quick
ly, too, the inland metropolis of the South.
None, of course, could he discovered and
they at once prophesied great future for
Augusta. The three capitalists then re
turned to their homes in Chicago, Chatta-
nooga and Birmingham. Tuesday a re
porter went to learn, if possible, whether
they had been beard from recently Fred
I,ockhart agent of the property owners,
said the gentlemen had not bought the War
rem property outright, but had only secured
the option of taking it, which would last
until May 3, There were /, 926 acres in the
place, and it was offered at SIS, 500.
Athens Banner Wdtchnldn. Georgia
owes much to the memory of old Gov. Mil
ledge, and Athens, above all other places,
should be kindly disposed toward the mem
bers of the Milledge family still living. The
Georgia Legislature has refused several
times to have the portrait of the man, who
was nine times Congressman, once United
States Senator, and Attorney General in
Washington's day, besides being Governor,
painted for the capitol gallery And Athens
which owes the University to his gener-
osity and influence, has never established a
memorial to- the man to whom it owes SC
much. 1t is true, there is a street in the city
named after him, but as an enthusiastic
friend and patron of the University said tc
the writer few days ago in Atlanta, q
more substantial and enduring monument
should be erected. 1t would be interesting
to see the deed of gift which Gov. Milledgf
executed to the State conveying the lane
upon which the University and a part of the
city is now situated. The deed must be il
existence somewhere, and if the deed could
be found it would no doubt con
tain conditions upon which the gift
was made, and whose. performance wa,
necessary to the legal holding of tine pro
l,HSs-ty. / say ii is likely such condition.
Is,uld be found in the deed. | do not know
| that they exist, but instruments of
| similar mature, as a rule, contain certain
| conditions. 1t would be a good idea for tn,
| University authorities TO look up this ole
deed and see if there is not some clause o
| condition which viii give them a hold upol
| the Legislature, and secure from it for tn
| University's benefit better and more liberia
appropriation.